{"id":143060,"date":"2023-07-30T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=143060"},"modified":"2023-07-30T12:02:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T16:02:21","slug":"pressure-falls-odafe-oweh-david-ojabo-ravens-pass-rush-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/07\/30\/pressure-falls-odafe-oweh-david-ojabo-ravens-pass-rush-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Edge Rushers Must Lead Ravens Pass Rush"},"content":{"rendered":"

Entering 2023, Baltimore finds itself in a precarious position by relying on <\/span>two young players<\/span><\/a> for their pass rush. David Ojabo and Odafe Oweh’s respective breakouts will be imperative in the Ravens having any pass rush success in 2023.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that the <\/span>Baltimore Ravens<\/span> pride themselves on defense<\/a>. It is what carried them for so many years since 2000 when the defense led the way to a Super Bowl XXXV victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years, the pass rush has been a massive part of those defenses. They have been led by the likes of Peter Boulware, Michael McCrary, Rob Burnett, Adalius Thomas, Terrell Suggs, Matthew Judon, and Za’Darius Smith. Since Suggs and Smith’s departures after 2018, the Ravens have scrambled to find ways to get to the quarterback.<\/span><\/p>\n

Judon left in free agency after 2019, Baltimorr traded for Yannick Ngakoue in 2020, signed Justin Houston in 2021, signed Jason Pierre-Paul last season, and even brought back Pernell McPhee from 2019-2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Odafe Oweh and David Ojabo Must Lead Ravens Pass Rush in 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n

Increase In Sacks Is Key for Odafe Oweh<\/span><\/h3>\n

Baltimore selected Oweh with the 31st pick in the 2021 draft.<\/span><\/p>\n

General Manager Eric DeCosta loved his upside coming out of Penn State despite not recording a sack in his last year in college. Overall, Oweh only recorded seven sacks at Happy Valley with five of them in 2020. His athleticism and potential made him a first-round pick, and he is still trying to develop a consistent sack game. <\/span><\/p>\n

After Oweh’s first two seasons, he has only notched eight sacks in his career. His decent rookie campaign consisted of five sacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Oweh’s most significant moment came on a forced fumble and recovery against the Kansas City Chiefs <\/a>on Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs had the ball on 2nd-and-3 after the Ravens took a 36-35 lead. Oweh, in just the second game of his career, would come up huge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Odafe Oweh with the HUGE play to force the fumble \ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24pic.twitter.com\/LC0nUGmItr<\/a><\/p>\n

— PFSN (@PFN365) September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n